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December 24 20092009-12-24Close-up photograph of a ritual setting with no visible people. A golden throne or seat back is draped with a red cloth on the left. A brass or silver kalasha-style pot is wrapped in green mango leaves and strung with white jasmine garlands and red flower petals. To the right, a silver bowl holds bananas, red flowers and other fruit, with a small oil lamp flame glowing behind it and blurred warm lights in the background.2016-07-03April 14 20182018-04-14 +3 copiesJuly 17 20152015-07-17 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a decorated kalasha for a ritual. A brass pot is wrapped in a red silk cloth with gold zari border and threaded with red and blue cords, topped with mango leaves, a bundle of red flowers and a garland of white jasmine. The pot sits on a silver plate on an ornate gold-toned tray. Behind it, a person in a white dhoti with a brown-and-gold border stands at the edge, and blurred hands and a green-clad deity murti appear in the background.2015-07-17Two ceremonial kalasha pots topped with coconuts and mango leaves are heavily garlanded with yellow marigolds, red roses and white jasmine, with blue and gold beaded ornaments. They sit on a red cloth in a temple setting, with trays of offerings and flower petals nearby. Behind them, a priest in a green-bordered dhoti and a few other people are partly visible, along with decorated pillars and a camera crew at the edge. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam preparation.2018-04-14July 17 20152015-07-17October 18 20152015-10-18A photograph of a kalasha, a metal pot wrapped in white cloth with a red-and-gold bordered sari-style border, topped with mango leaves and a coconut with a red mark, set on a silver tray. Behind it stand gold-and-brass ritual fittings, garlands of yellow and purple flowers, and a red pillar. At the far left, a partially visible figure in saffron-orange clothing with a rudraksha mala appears beside a white statue, and a small deity murti stands on a red base at the right. No physical people are clearly visible in the central scene apart from the partial figure at the edge. Ritual setting consistent with puja preparations.2010-11-12June 17 20092009-06-17 +1 copiesJuly 17 20152015-07-17A photograph of a Shiva lingam heavily adorned with garlands of white jasmine, red and pink flowers, and yellow and red marigold strings, with purple flower bunches and a trident leaning against it. Behind, a man with a white tilak on his forehead and hands joined in namaskar stands among other devotees, one holding a silver staff, in a temple setting with banana leaves. A brass oil lamp sits at lower left among rose petals. This appears to be a flower-decorated puja at a Shiva temple.2018-04-14 +1 copies